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In the News (Mon 28 Dec 09)

  
  Runninbear's
Redbird Smith believed the greatest danger to the survival of the Cherokee as a culture was ‘acculturation.’ He feared the people would be absorbed into the ways of the white people around them and forget their own ways.
Redbird made a pledge to return to the old ways, and decided that the first step was to locate the Sacred Wampum Belts, which were woven of wampum shells to record the history, tradition and laws of the Keetowah and Cherokees in general.
Redbird Smith was arrested and taken to Federal jail in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
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 "the People's Paths!" Cherokee News Path - Redbird Smith Story
Redbird Smith believed the greatest danger to the survival of the Cherokee as a culture was 'acculturation'.
Redbird Smith was one of the Keetowah Cherokee who became involved with the Four Mothers.
Redbird had often attended ceremonies at the Notchee Town fire on Greenleaf Mountain, near Sulphur Springs.
www.yvwiiusdinvnohii.net /Cherokee/RedbirdSmithStory.htm   (2369 words)

  
  A new direction By ROB MARTINDALEWorld Senior Writer 8
Smith used the swearing-in ceremony to talk about unity, the past and the future, and expressed hope that he could follow in the long-ago footsteps of his great-grandfather, Redbird Smith.
Redbird Smith in the 1800s was a member of the Cherokee Senate who endeared himself to Cherokees because he went to prison for defying the federal government in the taking of Indian lands.
Smith said it was time for renewal in the tribe, which has a 14-county jurisdictional area in northeastern Oklahoma and members scattered across several states.
www.cherokeeobserver.org /1999/aug99/a_new_direction.html   (956 words)

  
 Cherokee's Smith looks to the past to find nation's future : ICT [2000/07/19]
Smith, elected last October, isn't just looking at what he can do during his four-year term, he is looking ahead 100 years and striving to make that century even better for the Cherokee people.
Smith holds a bachelor's degree in education from the University of Georgia, a master's degree in public administration from the University of Wisconsin and a juris doctorate (law) from the University of Tulsa.
Smith's knowledge of Cherokee history gives him a strong sense of where his tribe has been and is also giving him direction for the 21st century.
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 Redbird Smith, Oklahoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Redbird Smith is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States.
It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Redbird Smith is located at 35°33′38″N, 95°1′34″W (35.560475, -95.026146)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Redbird_Smith,_Oklahoma   (387 words)

  
 Family Ancestry
Smith can refer to a person who practices smithing, to a very common family name or to part of a place name or location.
Smith as a surname is a common family name amongst those of English descent.
Smith is a common part of a place name or locations, particularly in the United States of America.
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 Oklahoma - Eat Wild
We are in the extreme NW corner of the Oklahoma panhandle, next to Colorado and New Mexico.
We are a family farm near Owasso, Oklahoma, serving local customers in the Tulsa area.
Redbird Ranch, Mark and Erin Parman, Rt 1, Box 443, Webbers Fall OK 74470.
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 One Drop of Blood
Oklahoma City is among the most man-made of American towns; it is what we, leaving nature aside, create for ourselves.
Oklahoma was the last place to start over, the last truly Western place: Indian Territory did not join Oklahoma Territory to form the present state until 1907.
By coincidence, the dirt of western Oklahoma has a red cast, which is why the rivulets flowing from the bombing site appeared to come from a wound, In that flowing water I did see the color of blood, which is the same for all of us.
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 CherokeeIndians.com
Nations and Bands recognized by the United States government, and representing 250,000 Federally recognized Cherokees, have headquarters in Tahlequah, Oklahoma (the Cherokee Nation, and United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians and at Cherokee, North Carolina (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians).
Redbird Smith was an influential Nighthawk member and the group revitalized traditional spirituality among Cherokees, beginning in the early 20th century.
It should be noted, however, that as of June 2006 the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma still officially uses a non-unicode font for online documents, including online editions of the Cherokee Phoenix.
www.cherokeeindians.com /history.htm   (556 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Kinney was 1-2 with a 1.62 ERA in 35 appearances for the Redbirds.
Former Redbirds fan favorite Bo Hart, recently released by the Colorado Rockies organization, took batting practice for Memphis prior to the game against Albuquerque and is expected to be activated in time for tomorrow's series finale against the Isotopes.
Redbirds outfielder Chris Duncan, a former first baseman, was called up during Friday night's game against the New Orleans Zephyrs and arrived in St. Louis in time for today's game.
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 Western Cherokees support Smith in re-election bid : ICT [2003/06/06]
After Oklahoma became a state in 1907 the tribes were deprived of their rightful claims to land and resources along the Arkansas River.
Other notable accomplishments of Smith's administration are improvements in career and job training services for tribal members, additional staffing for Cherokee Nation law enforcement services, construction of senior housing complexes, the recruitment of new businesses, and the expansion of tribal gaming operations.
The great-grandson of Redbird Smith, renowned Cherokee traditionalist and patriot, Chief Smith holds a bachelor's degree in Education from the University of Georgia; a master's degree in Public Administration from the University of Wisconsin, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Tulsa.
www.indiancountry.com /content.cfm?id=1054929290   (962 words)

  
 Keetoowah Society Factions
Redbird Smith once encouraged our religion to flourish -- as a signatory to the Moberly (Missouri Cherokees) Constitution -- and some of his descendants still encourage Cherokees everywhere to participate in the Cherokee religion, of which our dances and ceremonies are but a part.
Redbird Smith was born in the Cherokee Nation just west of Fort Smith, Arkansas, to a Cherokee father and a half-Cherokee, half-German mother.
Redbird Smith sided with those who believed that the divisions in Cherokee society would not be healed until political opponents stopped resorting to violence and witchcraft.
www.prophecykeepers.com /keetoowahsociety/factions.htm   (3650 words)

  
 About Prinical Chief Chad Smith   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
He is the great-grandson of Redbird Smith, a Cherokee patriot who fought against allotment of Cherokee lands at the time of the Dawes rolls.
Smith’s wife, Bobbie Gail, is a full-blood, bi-lingual Cherokee from the Rocky Mountain community in Adair County.
Smith has also worked as a prosecutor in Creek County, a public defender in Tulsa County and operated his own law practice.
www.chadsmith.com /about.htm   (409 words)

  
 Redbird Smith, Oklahoma (OK) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news
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 A Collection of Oklahoma Ghosts
While there are a number of ghosts and haunted places in Oklahoma, many of the stories which I managed to find just weren't very long.
When the voice was first heard, it was identified as that of a recently departed man named George Smith, a pious and religiously devout man. In 1936, his daughter was killed in an auto accident and she was only 19 years old.
Redbird, like Henry, was a Cheyenne Chief, Black Coyote was an Arapaho leader of the Ghost Dance.
www.prairieghosts.com /oklahoma.html   (3331 words)

  
 Oklahoma Property For Rent - Houses - Condos - Homes Oklahoma
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 Commitment Message at the 1999 Inauguration   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
My great grandfather, Redbird Smith, one hundred years ago spoke of a "designed purpose of the Cherokee." He stated, "I have always believed that the Great Creator had a great design for my people, the Cherokees...
Principal Chief Chadwick "Corntassel" Smith on the occassion of his 1999 Inaugural on the front lawn of the historic Cherokee Nation Courthouse in the Capital of the Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Oklahoma.
Redbird Smith said one hundred years ago, "Our mixed bloods should not be overlooked in this program of racial awakening.
www.chadsmith.com /inauguration.htm   (1638 words)

  
 Sequoyahcountytimes.com
Swerving to avoid an animal in the road resulted in the death of a local doctor who was traveling with her family through western Oklahoma early Saturday morning.
Nancy J. Miller-Davis, 46, who lived in Van Buren, Ark., and was working as a family physician at Cherokee Nation's Redbird Smith Health Center in Sallisaw, was pronounced dead at the scene of head injuries.
William Davis, 19, another passenger, was flown to the University of Oklahoma (OU) Medical Center in Oklahoma City where he was admitted with head injuries.
www.sequoyahcountytimes.com /articles/2005/10/25/news/front1.txt   (324 words)

  
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 Keetoowah Nighthawk Society - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dawes commission was tasked to force assimilation and breakup of tribal governments within Oklahoma by instilling the concept of land ownership with individual members of the Five Civilized Tribes.
The commission divided large sections of land into tribal allotments in an effort to eliminate the traditional governments of the Cherokee, which at that time were based on a socialist form of government with the lands being controlled by the tribal government.
Redbird Smith was an influential Nighthawk member and revitalized traditional spirituality among Cherokees, beginning in the mid 19th century.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Keetoowah_Nighthawk_Society   (1698 words)

  
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 Tulsa Redbirds Baseball: Guestbook   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Oklahoma State Cowboy Baseball School is pleased to announce we are having a spring camp (March 15th, 16th, & 17th) for little league players in Oklahoma.
We are inviting coaches to attend the camp with their team, so that they can see the techniques we use here at Oklahoma State.
Oklahoma Ball has the best ballpark links, team links, organization links, OK weather links, all major league sports links and more.
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 03-7105a -- Branum v. Barnhart -- 08/05/2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Plaintiff also claims the ALJ erred by failing to obtain medical records pertaining to medical care she received at the Redbird Smith Medical Clinic, a facility that, according to plaintiff, is separate from the Redbird Smith Behavioral Health Center.
We also note that Victoria Dillard, the primary individual that plaintiff was seeing at the Redbird Smith Behavioral Health Center to treat her depression, is not a medical doctor.
Specifically, the records from the Redbird Smith Behavioral Health Center indicate that plaintiff has had lower back pain "since [motor vehicle accident] in 1997," A.R. at 129, and that she was diagnosed in September 1998 as suffering from sacral lumbarization and spina bifida occulta of the lumbar spine, id.
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 Movie Theater Fort Smith Oklahoma   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Fort Smith and Western Railroad - The Fort Smith and Western was a railroad that operated in the states of Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Fort Smith metropolitan area - The Fort Smith Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a five-county area including three Arkansas counties and two Oklahoma counties, and anchored by the city of Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Redbird Smith, Oklahoma - Redbird Smith is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States.
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 Drug Abuse Help, Alcohol Abuse Help, Redbird Smith, Oklahoma
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 Redbirds Send Two Doubles Teams Into Day Three of the ITA Central Region Tournament :: Redbirds face tough losses in ...
Redbirds Send Two Doubles Teams Into Day Three of the ITA Central Region Tournament :: Redbirds face tough losses in the individual main draw
The Redbirds sent five individuals into the round of 64 today.
Also capturing a win in the consolation round was junior Luka Marinkovic.
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 Newsletter
During a luncheon speech addressed to the Native American students and faculty at Dartmouth College in the fall of 1999, Principal Chief Chad Smith invited students to come to the Cherokee Nation or their respective tribe, stating that he would find them a place for internship.
Redbird Smith believed the greatest danger to the survival of the Cherokee as a culture was ‘acculturation.’ He feared the people would be absorbed into the ways of the white people around them and forget their own ways.
Redbird taught, "If you are following the White Patch, God will give you protection.
www.cherokee.org /messages/newsletter/Letter03-16-01.htm   (2897 words)

  
 Oklahoma Cities by Percentage of Population Male
Oklahoma Cities by Percentage of Population that is Male
The information on these pages will be useful to people researching for travel, moving home, study projects and interested in their home town.
From this page you can access the places in Oklahoma where men outnumber women and view charts and graphs and demographic statistics.
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